Lauren
No, it isn't, and that's okay. You don't have to. But Hal is one of the only people in the world who never gave up on me. I can't go giving up on him now. You don't know him. You know the manipulative asshole who's been inhabiting the same body.
But I do, and he's one of my best friends and I won't let him down when he needs me.
And if it's Harry I pull back out, I will tie him down and give you the first punch. Alex gets the next twenty. Then it's my turn.